Ashes and embers

On a cold winter's night, Nancy, a young student, walks alone towards her vacation apartment, as more and more young women disappear in town. Arriving at the residence, she finds a suitcase in the name of a certain Mr. Noonan, a regular there. She decides to keep the suitcase at home and bring it back to him the next morning. However, the contents of the mysterious suitcase will decide otherwise ...

Alice and Vincent seemingly have nothing in common. She's outgoing, radiant and adventurous, while he's morose, grumpy and withdrawn. From their strange encounter spawns a passionate, intense, almost visceral chemistry... A few years later, Alice ends their romance. Unable to come to terms with the end of the relationship, Vincent gradually begins to transform...